Oh those were the days:) ;)

Exactly that

Like when I was a kid, our bean can & string telephones.

I use a plastic cup (that a dessert came in) shoved on the end of a bamboo garden cane. It works really well and the 'cone ' amplifies any noises

Detonators deteriorate so unplugged they can go off. There is a huge world wide recall on airbags from one manufacturer because they can detonate unexpectedly.

I use one of these. Decent lenght probe makes it easy to reach awkward bits. Neilsen CT0998 3pc Mechanics Stethoscope

Started taking the rad out of the scrapper then realised it was original and being an automatic had no fittings for the manual cooler. Reassembled, bled etc. and lost an hour. Went for the red one and took the rad out. Swapped both it and the...

No, not really, a very gentle slide down the camber on black ice into a roadside ditch fired the bloody thing.. Loud explosion and it filled the car with smoke. Not pleasant and totally useless as it inflated behind the seat :rolleyes:

Surely unplugged it can't go off, so do the resistor fudge & leave the airbag where it is ?

Resistor packs to replace side airbags:- One 1.5 ohms 2 watt or 8off 12 Ohm 0.5 watt 1% in parallel.

They make a mess of the seat when they go off, ask me how I know.

Please make sure the battery has been disconnected for at least 30 mins before unplugging and plugging airbag connections 🫣

The side airbag will be well past it's use by date, I fitted a resistor at the connector and removed the airbags

You underestimate my ability to burn things..

Now fair enough you might set the car on fire with a plumber torch soldering tiny wires but you can get electric soldering irons now which would be a little safer or even small gas powered ones lol.

Ooh, the next thing is listen to the engine running with what resembles a doctors stethoscope. The noise could then be almost pin pointed to an area and give you an idea of where to go next. I had a client bring a jag with the 2.7td v6 to the...

Right so quick update - drove back from a cycle to the unit to dump the bike etc and had a quick nose under the seat to check which connector. Moved it slightly and now the SRS light is gone with no message either - so thankfully not the clock...

I got bored and fed up. Reset gearbox adaptions. All the clunks and hard shifts have gone. It's like a new car! Obviously when i paid the garage to do it and asked "have you done it" the dude obviously lied because it was no better. If you want...

I put up pictures in a post maybe 12 years ago. Swapped motors over from an MGF lock of the same vintage as mine.

I arrived back in the UK today so will start to get the RR sorted and up for sale or at least one of them. Flew from Brisbane to Bankock with Singapore Airlines and then flew up to Chang Ria the next day with Air Asia and spent a couple of day...

Clean connectors with electrical cleaner with before coupling back together. When I had it it was the connector behind panel below steering wheel . 4 screws to remove panel, yellow wires are SRS, pull connector apart spray refit

Ifound! the cut hose goes to a switch near the pedal, i succeed to connect a new hose there , from a T that goes to the vacuum pump and the CC actuator. Don't know why this hose was cutted ... And the plenum connection goes to a vacuum ball that...

It was a Nissens one from 10, maybe 12 years ago. Looking at the prices those ally Direnzo ones are near enough the same price as aftermarket. My concern is it is only 2 core and someone on here once said the Land Rover original ones were 4...

A good question, it's an x5 transmission setup?? 🤔 My advice to the poster is to find someone who knows these cars who will help you better and more economically without just throwing time and money at it leaving you disappointed in the vehicle...

Hottest day of the year so far, 34C, and the aircon decided to stop working.

Head overtemp alarm went off on the way home but needle bang on 12 o'clock. Reversed into the drive to clouds of white steam - sh1t! Radiator cracked along the top and ****ing coolant. That's a Nissens one that has been on maybe 10 years.

That is nice looking classic, great colour and a credit to you👌😎

Here she is

Hopefully just the head gasket and not crack in the head. These heads are fragile unfortunately. If it's just the gasket that'sore hopeful. There are that say the head can't be skimmed but there are also those that say it's possible but it...

I removed the thermostat and ran the vehicle Rad is now warm all over I left the coolant cap slightly loose.. no overheating and rad hoses are not hard.. Drove 30 minutes No over heating sniff test done and confirms gas leak…😡😡..